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| Do parents protest outside the Little League World Series screaming that the kids are too young. They shouldn't play the same positions! Tournaments aren't good for development! Focusing on winning is bad!!! Kids should get equal playing time! Some times kids get one shot at opportunities. If you can provide these opportunities for your kids, good for you. Winning is winning. Lifetime memories. Enjoy it. I'm not saying you have to scream like a lunatic on the field, but screw these people that try to downplay everything because of age. They can sit on their couch Memorial Day weekend and pat themselves on the back for all the good they are doing in the world of youth sports. |
Anonymous
Sucks when that's at 9 
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Anonymous
Sometimes it does. And hate on GotSoccer all you want, but in general they get it right. |
Anonymous
When you say get it right... do elaborate. Do you mean that their purpose of ranking teams, tourneys, etc, is being met? I don't think anyone would argue. What most would argue is what it means. I am 31 yo, not too far removed from my teens. I can remember how much everyone of us stopped caring what our parents got us involved in and cared more about how much we were able to accomplish on our own. I'm telling you, only parents care. |
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Yep. It's a different age. Parents keeping with parents while their kids are dragged along. Look at the 4 page thread about the Color system at one of the Club and how much parents want a kid to get to a certain color. There is some delusion that if they just make 'X' color their kid will be fully developed and the best out there. That parental pressure and intensity changes the environment of the Club and filters down to its players that should be focusing on themselves and how they are progressing in their own play. |
Anonymous
That's very cool for CCL that they swept the entire State Cup slate this spring (and almost the entire State Cup slate for the year). I wonder if their local dominance will translate into more 'repeat' wins in State Cup? It's interesting that a team that wins at U13 rarely repeats at U14, U15. Anyone have ideas why? (Beyond the randomness of a single elimination tournament, that is.) http://championships.usyouthsoccer.org/regionI/Virginia_State_Champions/ |
Anonymous
Do you think it will be harder next year because it will be the first year the U12s and U13s won't be playing with their A teams that are now on DA teams? |
Anonymous
I meant for the CCL teams with da. |
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Interesting... Diane Drake appointed DA Technical Advisor for the Atlantic area. Have heard conflicting info on whether or not she is still coaching Mclean ECNL as well. Anybody from Mclean know?
http://www.soccerwire.com/news/clubs/youth-girls/u-s-soccer-appoints-first-group-of-girls-da-technical-advisors/ |
Anonymous
I'm not from McLean- but it would be a big conflict of interest selling da on one side and Ecnl on the other - so no way she would do both. |
Anonymous
| I heard she can't be at McLean anymore and someone else (Spencer?) is taking her team over. I don't think she's able to teach her Drake camps either. |
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Just saw this artice after people kept on linking soccer wire to this forum.
http://www.soccerwire.com/blog-posts/what-college-coaches-want/ Essentially the college soccer coaches want a technically developed player who also may have the build for college football. They would prefer a player be "coachable" and yet are still asking for a complete player. Is it me or are they pretty much saying we want pro-level ready players willin to give it their all for college soccer glory. The article says that college soccer D1 resembles gGeco-Roman wrestling, of so then why do you want players that are good technically and can play out from the back? Were those the answers they believed everyone wants to hear? For those of you all that have experience with the college recruiting, college soccer games, training, is this true? I didn't play any sport in college, strength was math and a love for history (unfortunately), so I haven't had experience with any kind of college sports, personally. |
Anonymous
| Go watch professional womens soccer (Spirit live). It's not physical. Fast and technical. So the best of the best will always be the fast technical ones. |
Anonymous
I wouldn't assume that all coaches are focused on the same things, but a lot of that article rings true from what we've seen. We are just starting the D1 recruiting process for our son now, so don't have the full picture yet, but every college coach who has talked with our club coach about our team's players has mentioned coachability and character. Our coach frequently warns players to have a mind to how they are reacting to bad calls, frustrating plays, or losses because the college coaches want kids who can maintain their cool and be a positive influence on their team. They all want impact players, and they all like the player who never gives up and is determined to win. In terms of the physical attributes, it's useful to check the roster page for any college your kid is interested in. If you see that every kid on the roster is well over 6' feet, you can fairly safely assume that the coach is not going to be interested in small players and may not care much about skill or game awareness at all. Pretty much all teams care about height for their goal keepers and center backs. Some college programs are known for their efforts to play a more technical game, like Akron. Locally, both Maryland and Georgetown teams typically play a nice style of soccer. But even the ones who do care a lot about possession and doing things right have to be mindful of their competition. If you are small, you'll need to also be strong to be able to play against the teams that try to win mostly via physical domination. It's very useful to check out local college games to get a sense of the level and style of play. |